7. He’s a nice guy that people tend to like. Trump can be a lightning rod for controversy. Pence can develop and nurture relationships with individuals and groups that Trump doesn’t have a natural connection to.

8. He’s a reformer. He has an enviable record in Indiana creating jobs and reducing government.

9. Indiana is a swing state. Obama beat McCain in Indiana in 2008. Pence all but assures that Indiana will go red.

10. Immigration. Pence voted to build a fence on the Mexico border and fought to prevent the resettlement of Syrian refugees.